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CAR interviews Porsche's R&D boss Wolfgang Durheimer (2011)

Dr Wolfgang Durheimer starts his new job today; previously Porsche’s R&D chief, Dr Durheimer takes up his post as boss of Bentley and Bugatti on 1 February 2011. Just before he left Porsche, CAR caught up with Dr Durheimer to discover the future he’s leaving behind at the German sports car manufacturer. Dr Durheimer begain his career in the auto industry in 1986, working for BMW as a product manager, product development boss for the Motorrad division, and then as R&D boss.

2013 VW Beetle Convertible arrives

The new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible has been revealed ahead of a launch at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The new Beetle Convertible is due to bow in at the LA Auto Show in November  but VW obviously decided it was pragmatic to get an early reveal out of the way before the new Bug soft top trickled on to the Interwebs of its own accord. What we get is what we expected (although we did hold out a little hope the new Beetle Cabriolet would look more like the E-Bugster Cabriolet Concept); a convertible version of the 2012 Beetle with a pram style soft top that sits on the boot.

2012 Nissan Altima prices to start at $20,410

Nissan announced pricing on Friday for the 2012 Altima sedan and coupe, which is on sale now. Stickers range from $20,410 for the base Altima sedan to $30,760 for the top-shelf Nissan Altima coupe, plus destination and all of the other fine print. New for the 2012 Altima is a value package that includes Bluetooth, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and a HomeLink universal transceiver--all for $490.